September 16, 2015 at 8:30 AM - Board Curriculum Committee Meeting

I. Public Comments

II. Technology Update

III. Finance and Operations Update

IV. Instruction Update

IV.A. Introduction of Carole Beverwyk, Director of Instructional Services

IV.B. Review of STEM 2015 Cohort Survey Analysis

IV.C. eAchieve Update

IV.D. Update on New Pilot Course at Northern High School: Rebuilding History 

IV.E. AP Spanish and ACTFUL OPI Testing Results

IV.F. Review of Beloved by Toni Morrison for AP English 12 - Request from Liz Dolce

IV.G. Review of Literature Collections for Global Learners' Initiative: A Multicultural Reader - Collection One; A Multicultural Reader - Collection Two by Perfection Learning Corporation

IV.H. Proposal to Grandfather Literature-Based Books (Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner)

IV.I. Review Addendum to the 2015-2016 K-12 Curriculum for Special Opportunities 

IV.J. District Calendar Change as a Result of State Testing Requirements

V. Action

V.A. Recommendation for Instructional Resource Approval (DVD): Kidz Have Rights: Your Body Belongs to You by Children's Assessment Center

V.B. Recommendation for Approval of Addendum to 2015-2016 K-12 Curriculum

V.C. Recommendation for Textbook Approval: College Prep Algebra, 1st Edition

V.D. Recommendation for Approval of Literature-Based Books to be Grandfathered: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

V.E. Recommendation for 30-Day Review of Literature-Based Book: Beloved by Toni Morrison

V.F. Recommendation for 30-Day Review of Literature Collections for Global Learners' Initiative: A Multicultural Reader - Collection One; A Multicultural Reader - Collection Two

VI. Superintendent's Update